- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 99.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 97.0
GOAT Rank · 47
Greatest Tennis All-courts of all time
This ranking is led by Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Don Budge. GOAT Rank currently ranks 47 eligible Tennis all-courts using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Novak Djokovic ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.6.
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- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 95.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1954
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1921–1950
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1896–1906
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1966–1985
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1942–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1894–1906
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1966–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1937–1954
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1950
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1919–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1936–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1880–1893
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1891–1900
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1936–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2023
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1958–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1896–1902
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1927–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1962–1986
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1909–1928
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1897
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1900–1914
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1990
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1985–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1937–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1956
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1905
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1900
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1925–1952
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1905–1919
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2010–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1939
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1887–1896
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1886–1892
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1877–1880
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2003–active | 97.6 |
| 5 | Roger Federer | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1998–2022 | 94.0 |
| 14 | Don Budge | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1954 | 90.9 |
| 18 | Henri Cochet | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1921–1950 | 89.5 |
| 19 | Laurence Doherty | Tennis | 🏴 England | 1896–1906 | 89.2 |
| 24 | Ilie Năstase | Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1966–1985 | 88.5 |
| 25 | Doris Hart | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1955 | 88.4 |
| 28 | Reginald Doherty | Tennis | 🏴 England | 1894–1906 | 87.9 |
| 30 | Arthur Ashe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1980 | 87.4 |
| 33 | John Bromwich | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1937–1954 | 86.8 |
| 34 | Adrian Quist | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1933–1950 | 86.8 |
| 42 | Suzanne Lenglen | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1919–1926 | 85.8 |
| 43 | Bobby Riggs | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1959 | 85.8 |
| 48 | Ernest Renshaw | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1893 | 85.5 |
| 53 | Robert Wrenn | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1900 | 85.2 |
| 55 | Don McNeill | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1950 | 85.0 |
| 58 | Barbora Strýcová | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2002–2023 | 84.7 |
| 66 | Manuel Santana | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1958–1973 | 84.2 |
| 72 | Malcolm Whitman | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1896–1902 | 84.0 |
| 81 | Sidney Wood | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1945 | 83.4 |
| 91 | R. Norris Williams | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1926 | 83.0 |
| 93 | Virginia Wade | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1962–1986 | 82.9 |
| 95 | Algernon Kingscote | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1909–1928 | 82.9 |
| 98 | Wilfred Baddeley | Tennis | 🏴 England | 1890–1897 | 82.8 |
| 104 | William Clothier | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1914 | 82.5 |
| 109 | Budge Patty | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1961 | 82.4 |
| 128 | Hana Mandlíková | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1978–1990 | 81.5 |
| 143 | Francesca Schiavone | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2018 | 80.8 |
| 147 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1986 | 80.7 |
| 155 | Gabriela Sabatini | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1985–1996 | 80.5 |
| 165 | Joe Hunt | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1943 | 80.2 |
| 168 | Marcel Bernard | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1932–1956 | 79.9 |
| 171 | Harold Mahony | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1890–1905 | 79.7 |
| 172 | Barbora Krejčíková | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2013–active | 79.6 |
| 176 | Johan Kriek | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 79.4 |
| 182 | Grigor Dimitrov | Tennis | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2008–active | 79.1 |
| 185 | Thomas Johansson | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2009 | 79.0 |
| 191 | Joshua Pim | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1890–1900 | 78.7 |
| 204 | Colin Gregory | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1925–1952 | 78.2 |
| 217 | Rodney Heath | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1905–1919 | 77.2 |
| 221 | Ashleigh Barty | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2010–2022 | 76.7 |
| 224 | Henner Henkel | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1933–1939 | 76.5 |
| 225 | Bianca Andreescu | Tennis | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2017–active | 76.3 |
| 235 | Willoughby Hamilton | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1887–1896 | 75.4 |
| 239 | Henry Slocum | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1886–1892 | 75.0 |
| 240 | Ons Jabeur | Tennis | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 2010–active | 74.9 |
| 245 | Spencer Gore | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1877–1880 | 73.1 |
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